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crypto/cipher: require non-zero nonce size for AES-GCM
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Also fix typo in crypto/cipher/gcm_test.go.

Fixes #37118

Change-Id: I8544d1eeeb1f0336cebb977b8c5bfa5e4c5ad8c7
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/218500
Run-TryBot: Katie Hockman <katie@golang.org>
TryBot-Result: Gobot Gobot <gobot@golang.org>
Reviewed-by: Filippo Valsorda <filippo@golang.org>
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katiehockman committed Feb 24, 2020
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7 changes: 6 additions & 1 deletion src/crypto/cipher/gcm.go
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Expand Up @@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ func NewGCM(cipher Block) (AEAD, error) {
}

// NewGCMWithNonceSize returns the given 128-bit, block cipher wrapped in Galois
// Counter Mode, which accepts nonces of the given length.
// Counter Mode, which accepts nonces of the given length. The length must not
// be zero.
//
// Only use this function if you require compatibility with an existing
// cryptosystem that uses non-standard nonce lengths. All other users should use
Expand All @@ -112,6 +113,10 @@ func newGCMWithNonceAndTagSize(cipher Block, nonceSize, tagSize int) (AEAD, erro
return nil, errors.New("cipher: incorrect tag size given to GCM")
}

if nonceSize <= 0 {
return nil, errors.New("cipher: the nonce can't have zero length, or the security of the key will be immediately compromised")
}

if cipher, ok := cipher.(gcmAble); ok {
return cipher.NewGCM(nonceSize, tagSize)
}
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19 changes: 17 additions & 2 deletions src/crypto/cipher/gcm_test.go
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Expand Up @@ -217,6 +217,13 @@ var aesGCMTests = []struct {
"2b9680b886b3efb7c6354b38c63b5373",
"e2b7e5ed5ff27fc8664148f5a628a46dcbf2015184fffb82f2651c36",
},
{
"11754cd72aec309bf52f7687212e8957",
"",
"",
"",
"250327c674aaf477aef2675748cf6971",
},
}

func TestAESGCM(t *testing.T) {
Expand All @@ -234,14 +241,22 @@ func TestAESGCM(t *testing.T) {

var aesgcm cipher.AEAD
switch {
// Handle non-standard nonce sizes
// Handle non-standard tag sizes
case tagSize != 16:
aesgcm, err = cipher.NewGCMWithTagSize(aes, tagSize)
if err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}

// Handle non-standard tag sizes
// Handle 0 nonce size (expect error and continue)
case len(nonce) == 0:
aesgcm, err = cipher.NewGCMWithNonceSize(aes, 0)
if err == nil {
t.Fatal("expected error for zero nonce size")
}
continue

// Handle non-standard nonce sizes
case len(nonce) != 12:
aesgcm, err = cipher.NewGCMWithNonceSize(aes, len(nonce))
if err != nil {
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